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  2. Catholic Church by country - Wikipedia

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    Contents. Catholic Church by country. The Catholic Church is "the Catholic Communion of Churches, both Roman and Eastern, or Oriental, that are in full communion with the Bishop of Rome ( the pope )." [ 2 ] The church is also known by members as the People of God, the Body of Christ, the "Temple of the Holy Spirit", among other names. [ 2 ]

  3. Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 9 ] It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions and has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilization .

  4. List of Christian denominations by number of members

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    A map of Catholicism by population percentage. Catholicism is the largest branch of Christianity and the Catholic Church is the largest among churches. About 48.6% to 50.1% of all Christians are Catholics. [1] [2] According to the annual directory of the Catholic Church or Annuario Pontificio of 2024, there were 1.390 billion baptized Catholics ...

  5. Christianity by country - Wikipedia

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    Christianity is the predominant religion and faith in Europe, the Americas, the Philippines, East Timor, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Oceania. [10] There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and West Africa where Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam.

  6. Christian population growth - Wikipedia

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    Christian population growth is the population growth of the global Christian community. According to a 2011 Pew Research Center survey, there were more than 2.2 billion Christians around the world in 2010, more than three times as many as the 600 million recorded in 1910. However, this rate of growth is slower than the overall population growth ...

  7. Catholic Church in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The central leadership body of the Catholic Church in the United States is the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, made up of the hierarchy of bishops (including archbishops) of the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands, although each bishop is independent in his own diocese, answerable only to the Holy See.

  8. History of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The history of the Catholic Church is the formation, events, and historical development of the Catholic Church through time.. According to the tradition of the Catholic Church, it started from the day of Pentecost at the upper room of Jerusalem; [1] the Catholic tradition considers that the Church is a continuation of the early Christian community established by the Disciples of Jesus.

  9. Christianity in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Christianity has been practiced in Europe since the first century, and a number of the Pauline Epistles were addressed to Christians living in Greece, as well as other parts of the Roman Empire . According to a 2010 study by the Pew Research Center, 76.2% of the European population identified themselves as Christians.